FM Technical Profile: WQJL

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Station Name:

Elijah Radio

Frequency:

90.5

Format:

Religious: Christian Talk (Seventh Day Adventist)

Transmitter Location:

[map] [street view] — On a cellular tower near the intersection of Stinnett Hollow Road, Brackeen Road and Upper Snake Road, northeast of Rogersville.  Note: Street view is of the tower only, it predates the installation of the FM antenna for Elijah Radio.

Power (ERP):

17.5 kW

Antenna:

Directional

Antenna HAAT:

341 feet

Other Information:

60 dBu protected contour map, from the FCC.

More Information:

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Owner:

Elijah Radio, Inc.

History:

This station dates back to an original construction permit issued in February 2022 to the National Association for the Prevention of Starvation for a new noncommercial FM station on 90.5 MHz, licensed to Elkmont.  The original permit was for 67 kW at 253 feet HAAT (Height Above Average Terrain), with a highly directional antenna that featured a "squashed circle" pattern with lobes north and south. The transmit site was to be a cellular tower at the intersection of Goode Drive US-72 in the Clements community west of Athens.  The original call sign issued was WQGO.  In May 2022 an amendment to the construction permit was granted to lower the power to 5.5 kW, with a much less restrictive directional antenna pattern.

In March 2025 an agreement was reached between the licensee and Elijah Radio to swap this construction permit with one in Cuba, Alabama, southwest of Tuscaloosa.  In April 2025, Elijah Radio was granted a permit modification to relocate to the currently-licensed location, with 17.5 kW and a different directional antenna pattern.  A license to cover for that permit was filed in early May 2025, and the station is presumed to be on air with Elijah Radio's network programming, which is a Seventh Day Adventist Christian Talk format.